Coastal Comes To Clemson Tuesday
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — The Tigers face Coastal Carolina for the first time since 2012 in a midweek game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. GAME SETUP “¢ Who – Coastal Carolina (17-20) vs. Clemson (21-14) “¢ Rankings – CCU – NR; CU – No. 22 BA, No. 20 USA “¢ When – Tuesday (6:30 p.m.) “¢ Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) “¢ Watch – TigerCast “¢ Listen – TigerCast, WCCP (104.9 FM) “¢ Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com “¢ Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) “¢ Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON “¢ Promotion – Two For Tuesday – All tickets are buy one, get one free. STUDENT APPRECIATION NIGHT “¢ Tuesday is Student Appreciation Night. Students will receive free t-shirts, tanks, sunglasses and koozies courtesy of University Village. “¢ One student will win a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines. “¢ Students can enter a raffle to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. “¢ Students will receive double points (6) on ROAR Student Rewards. SERIES HISTORY “¢ Overall Record – Clemson leads 42-8 (1986-12) “¢ Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 30-6 (1988-12) STARTING PITCHERS “¢ LHP Dalton Moats (CCU) vs. RHP Clate Schmidt (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW “¢ The Tigers lost two of three game at No. 2 Virginia last weekend, both by a single run. “¢ The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .285 with a .355 on-base percentage and 58 steals. “¢ The pitching staff has a 3.95 ERA, .239 opponents‘ batting average and 2.09 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .959. COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW “¢ Coastal Carolina is led by 19th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore. “¢ The Chanticleers won two of three games at Radford last weekend. They are hitting .259 and have a 3.46 ERA and .959 fielding percentage. “¢ Connor Owings is hitting a team-high .338 with 10 doubles, one triple, two homers, 20 RBIs and five steals. QUICK HITS “¢ The Tigers outscored No. 2 Virginia 9-5 and outhit it 20-14. Clemson held Virginia to its fewest runs (5) in a home ACC series since 2005. “¢ Seven of Clemson‘s nine regular starters in the field are hitting .295 or better. “¢ Clemson pitchers have combined for a 3.30 ERA and .230 opponents‘ batting average in ACC games this season. ACC STANDINGS “¢ Clemson is in third place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings with a 10-7 league mark behind Florida State (14-4) and Wake Forest (11-7). “¢ In the overall ACC standings, Clemson is in fifth place behind Florida State, Miami (Fla.) (14-4), Virginia (14-4), and Wake Forest. ERWIN LIMITING DAMAGE “¢ Sophomore lefthander Zack Erwin has been valuable as both a long and short reliever along with being a starter in 2014. “¢ He is 2-2 with two saves, a 4.25 ERA and .214 opponents‘ batting average in 42.1 innings pitched over 16 appearances (four starts). “¢ He has 36 strikeouts against 14 walks. “¢ As a reliever, he is 1-0 with a 2.62 ERA and .181 opponents‘ batting average along with 21 strikeouts against seven walks in 12 outings. “¢ He has allowed only two of 15 inherited runners to score.
